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====== Elegant solution for remotely accessible vnc desktops ====== | ====== Elegant solution for remotely accessible vnc desktops ====== | ||
- | I wanted to give windows users in my network quick access to a linux graphical desktop. I chose the vnc protocol, because there are many good and open source implementations (notably tightvnc which comes with in a portable version). | + | I wanted to give windows users in my network quick access to a linux graphical desktop. I chose the vnc protocol, because there are many good and open source implementations (notably tightvnc which comes in a portable version). |
===== Features ===== | ===== Features ===== | ||
* vnc terminal server, which can handle any number of clients | * vnc terminal server, which can handle any number of clients | ||
- | * minimal | + | * very setup for users. Preparing a vnc client and telling users what server:port to connect is enough. |
* different resolutions chosen by the vnc port that the client connects to | * different resolutions chosen by the vnc port that the client connects to | ||
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===== Server setup: ===== | ===== Server setup: ===== | ||
- | * Install xinetd and vnc4server | + | |
- | * Change display manager to kdm | + | * Change display manager to kdm |
- | * change kdmrc to allow xmdcp login | + | * change kdmrc to allow xmdcp login |
- | | + | * change |
blog/elegant_solution_for_remotely_accessible_vnc_desktops.txt · Last modified: 2012-07-11 06:46 by brb